During an interview broadcast this Saturday, November 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesky outlined a way out of the war. He intends to end this conflict diplomatically, rather than militarily, recognizing that his army was accumulating difficulties on the ground.
“Ukraine must do everything in its power to end the war with Russia diplomatically next year”declared President Volodimir Zelensky. In a radio interview broadcast this Saturday, November 16, the Ukrainian head of state acknowledged that the situation on the battlefield in the east of the country was currently difficult, “complex”and that Russia was progressing. He stressed that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was not interested in a peace deal. In fact, the president is calling for international mobilization. “If we only talk with Putin, only with a murderer, and we find ourselves in the current conditions, not reinforced by some important elements, I think that Ukraine will lose from these negotiations,” a dit Volodymyr Zelensky.
An interview with Trump… in January
Volodimir Zelensky noted that US law prevented him from meeting President-elect Donald Trump before his inauguration next January. The Ukrainian leader said he would only speak with Donald Trump himself, rather than an envoy or adviser. “I, as President of Ukraine, will only take seriously a conversation with the President of the United States of America, without wanting to disrespect his entourage and anyone else.”
The German appeal to Putin
“For our part, we must do everything to ensure that this war ends next year, by diplomatic means”he added. These comments come as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with the Russian president on Friday and asked him to prepare to negotiate a “just and lasting peace” a Ukraine.
